Complete Acoustic Blues Method

Complete Acoustic Blues Method
Author: Lou Manzi
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2006-06
Genre: Guitar
ISBN: 9780739038291

The conclusion of this power-packed acoustic blues guitar method begins with a review of transposition and immediately proceeds to great acoustic blues music. It provides an in-depth and exciting exploration of fingerstyle blues---with lots of pieces in standard, open and alternate tunings. Slide guitar technique is also covered, with examples in standard and open tunings. The book takes a much closer look at pentatonic and blues scale theory and application. Modal theory is introduced, with special attention given to the Mixolydian and Dorian modes. Jazz blues, walking bass lines, popping the bass and advanced muting techniques are all covered as well. Any player, no matter how advanced, can improve their playing and learn lots of great music with this book.

Complete Acoustic Blues Guitar Method Complete Edition: Book & Online Audio [With CD (Audio)]

Complete Acoustic Blues Guitar Method Complete Edition: Book & Online Audio [With CD (Audio)]
Author: Lou Manzi
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-11
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739074008

Anyone interested in learning to play acoustic blues guitar can pick up this book and get started right away. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything, from basic to advanced techniques and styles. Beginning concepts include basic blues theory, left-hand technique, call-and-response phrasing, intros, turnarounds, and improvisation. For the intermediate player, the book takes a quick look at 12-bar, 16-bar, and 9-bar blues progressions before exploring scale- and arpeggio-based blues soloing, jazz blues, and open tunings. The book concludes with advanced techniques including an in-depth look at fingerstyle blues (with lots of pieces in standard, open and alternate tunings), slide guitar technique, pentatonic and blues scale theory and application, modal theory, jazz blues, walking bass lines, popping, and advanced muting techniques. Whether you are starting to learn blues guitar or are an advanced player looking to give your playing more nuance, Acoustic Blues Guitar Method Complete is all you'll ever need. An audio recording demonstrating examples in the book is included.

Complete Acoustic Blues Method

Complete Acoustic Blues Method
Author: Lou Manzi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2006-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739041567

This starting volume of the Complete Acoustic Blues Method covers basic blues theory, left-hand techniques, call and response phrasing, intros, turnarounds, endings, and improvisation. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB, and the CD demonstrates the examples in the book. This is the perfect method for beginning acoustic blues guitarists.

Complete Acoustic Blues Method

Complete Acoustic Blues Method
Author: Alfred Publishing
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739043608

This starting volume of the Complete Acoustic Blues Method covers basic blues theory, left-hand techniques, call and response phrasing, intros, turnarounds, endings, and improvisation. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB, and the CD demonstrates the examples in the book. This is the perfect method for beginning acoustic blues guitarists.

Country Blues Guitar

Country Blues Guitar
Author: Stefan Grossman
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2007
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739042816

"Descriptive analysis and musical transcriptions, in standard notation and tablature" of the works of various blues guitarists.

Complete Acoustic Guitar Method: Mastering Acoustic Guitar

Complete Acoustic Guitar Method: Mastering Acoustic Guitar
Author: Greg Horne
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 100
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457415043

This, the third book of a power-packed series, begins with exercises for developing speed and agility. Techniques such as machine gun strums, right-hand muting, slapping, tapping, slap harmonics and tremolo are introduced. You'll go further into Celtic music, blues, modal improvisation and alternate tunings and learn some world music styles, such as reggae, African/Brazilian, norteno and conjunto. This in-depth, thorough method for intermediate to advanced acoustic guitarists includes a look at more than ten alternate tunings and teaches analysis, counterpoint and voice leading. Any player, no matter how advanced, can improve their playing with this book.

Bottleneck Blues Guitar

Bottleneck Blues Guitar
Author: Woody Mann
Publisher: Oak Publications
Total Pages: 125
Release: 1979-12-31
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1783235268

A comprehensive instruction guide to blues slide guitar styles. Contains over 25 accurate transcriptions of authentic bottleneck blues tunes by such masters as Son House, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton and many more.

Complete Fingerstyle Guitar Method

Complete Fingerstyle Guitar Method
Author: Patrick Johnson
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2005-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739036747

" ... Starting with a thorough review of reading standard music notation and basic music theory, the skills for becoming a fingerstyle guitar arranger are built from the ground up ..."--Back cover.

Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar

Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar
Author: Arnie Berle
Publisher: Guitar Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780825625565

Graded exercises take you from the fundamentals of fingerpicking to five authentic blues tunes. All exercises and pieces printed in the book are played in addition to some extra explanation of the concepts and techniques presented.

Complete Blues Guitar Method

Complete Blues Guitar Method
Author: Matt Smith
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1994-08
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780882848938

This book is great for the musician who knows the basics of blues guitar and is ready to take the next step. After a quick review of the fundamentals, the topics include blues fills and phrasing techniques, non-scale tones, chord extensions and substitutions, R&B, funk blues and more. The final section is devoted to licks in the styles of master blues guitarists. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB, and the CD demonstrates the examples in the book. 96 pages.